One of the principal deities of the Norse pantheon, the lovely and enchanting Freyja was a goddess of blessings, love, lust, and fertility. A member of the Vanir tribe of deities, Freyja shared her people’s penchant for the magical arts of divination. It was Freyja who introduced the gods to seidr, a form of magic that allowed practitioners to know and change the future.
Freyja was gentler and more agreeable than the other Norse deities. Where Thor accomplished his goals through aggression and Odin and Loki resorted to trickery, Freyja achieved her ends with the gentler persuasions of gifts, beauty, and sex. While Freyja was often unselfish and helpful, she did have a darker side. Like the male gods, Freyja had a taste for blood and fought fiercely in battle. It was said she took the lives of half the warriors ever slain in battle.
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Hand-carved wooden figure by Frantishak Bagushevich
